Tonight, I witnessed at first hand, the bloody hard job that a police officer has in this, or any other area of the UK.
After I toddled off to get a taxi on Gloddaeth St tonight, a big, hooded bloke barged past me and proceeded to kick the windows in of Vollams Shop. I couldn't believe what I was seeing, and several people just stood around and watched.
Anyhow, he smashed his way inside and the alarm went off.
Within 30 seconds or so, a police car with a solitary officer arrived and he immediately tackled this much bigger (and very violent) bloke as he burst back out of the shattered window.
The tussle continued for a couple of minutes, until other officers (our own PC Mike included) arrived on the scene to subdue and arrest him.
Not a job for the faint hearted... well done to all.
The above is a very Humble post from Fester.
The facts of this case are that Fester witnessed this happening, flagged down the passing officer and then accompanied the officer to the smashed window.
When the male emerged the Officer and Fester apprehended him and struggled with him.The Officer was able to call for emergency back up.
When i arrived at the scene, The male was being held by the Officer and our very own Fester.
With Festers assistance, we were able to safely handcuff this male and perform an arrest.
When i arrived, there were several onlookers standing around and some were filming the action on their mobile phones whilst Fester and the Officer struggled with this violent male.Fester was the only person who offered any assistance at all.
I spoke to the officer involved afterwards, he had received some minor injuries which were cleaned up by Paramedics but he stated that the injuries could have been a lot worse if it hadnt been for Festers assistance.He felt that he might not have been able to get complete control of this male had it not been for Festers help.
The perfect job for any Police Officer is finding a Burglar in the process of his Crime and on this occasion , without Festers help,this Burglar could have struggled free.
As a result of Fester's assistance, the Burglar was detained , still in posession of the goods he had stolen from within Vollams, he was arrested and today has been charged with Burglary and other offences.
This has resulted in the owner of Vollam's not losing his stock and a violent Burglar being taken off the streets and hopefully being dealt with robustly at court.
I have no doubt that Fester's actions played a huge part in this male being brought to justice and i have brought it to the attention of senior officers to recommend that he is recognised for his selfless actions.
So on behalf of myself, my colleague whom you assisted and all officers within North Wales Police as well as the owner of Vollam's,
Thank you Fester!!
Mike
